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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]I always have my phone with me at meetings.  My colleagues all know that I am the first line of defense for my kids, if something happens at school or daycare.  I have to be available to take a call b/c my DH is in a job where he is not reachable.

If I'm in a meeting with clients or others, I usually quickly explain why I have my phone out.
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That is incredibly rude and self-centered.  We all have major obligations.  The vast majority of us are the "first line of defense" for our kids.  If someone explained to me that was the reason their phone was out -- I would laugh at them.

Being on your phone during a meeting is rude and generational.  It doesn't make it right.[/quote]

Most of my coworkers don't have small kids.  I don't make assumptions that people that I meet from outside my office do or do not have kids.  I put my phone on the table because most of my work clothes don't have pockets and because, frankly, then it's out-in-the-open and people aren't wondering if I'm holding it my lap and using it (which I see people doing all the time and think is rude).  I mention that it's there for an emergency to be clear that I don't intend to use it during the meeting (because, odds are quite good that I will not have an emergency in the next hour).

Just to clarify - I am not "on my phone" during meetings.  I simply have it handy.  I can only recall one time when I answered a call when I was in a meeting (left the room to do so), and that's when my dad was in the middle of heart surgery.
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